The Philistine

$9.00

sold out

Marshy, Leila

2018

Linda Leith Publishing

English

“ The language was shifting all around them. Bishara, after spending a lifetime speaking the matter-of-fact Egyptian dialect, was reverting to the singsong musicality of his childhood. His voice even seemed to pitch higher. He was almost beside himself, talking louder and louder, laughing and gesturing in broader and broader strokes the closer they got to their destination. Strangely, it reminded Nadia of herself. We are always travelling towards something, she thought, and it was more often than not the past. “

Add To Cart

Marshy, Leila

2018

Linda Leith Publishing

English

“ The language was shifting all around them. Bishara, after spending a lifetime speaking the matter-of-fact Egyptian dialect, was reverting to the singsong musicality of his childhood. His voice even seemed to pitch higher. He was almost beside himself, talking louder and louder, laughing and gesturing in broader and broader strokes the closer they got to their destination. Strangely, it reminded Nadia of herself. We are always travelling towards something, she thought, and it was more often than not the past. “

Marshy, Leila

2018

Linda Leith Publishing

English

“ The language was shifting all around them. Bishara, after spending a lifetime speaking the matter-of-fact Egyptian dialect, was reverting to the singsong musicality of his childhood. His voice even seemed to pitch higher. He was almost beside himself, talking louder and louder, laughing and gesturing in broader and broader strokes the closer they got to their destination. Strangely, it reminded Nadia of herself. We are always travelling towards something, she thought, and it was more often than not the past. “